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10 C.F.R. § 20.2001   General requirements.

Title 10 - Energy

Title 10: Energy
PART 20—STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION
Subpart K—Waste Disposal

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§ 20.2001   General requirements.

(a) A licensee shall dispose of licensed material only—

(1) By transfer to an authorized recipient as provided in §20.2006 or in the regulations in parts 30, 40, 60, 61, 63, 70, and 72 of this chapter;

(2) By decay in storage; or

(3) By release in effluents within the limits in §20.1301; or

(4) As authorized under §§20.2002, 20.2003, 20.2004, or §20.2005.

(b) A person must be specifically licensed to receive waste containing licensed material from other persons for:

(1) Treatment prior to disposal; or

(2) Treatment or disposal by incineration; or

(3) Decay in storage; or

(4) Disposal at a land disposal facility licensed under part 61 of this chapter; or

(5) Disposal at a geologic repository under part 60 or part 63 of this chapter.

[56 FR 23403, May 21, 1991, as amended at 66 FR 55789, Nov. 2, 2001]

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